Etymology

thoughten

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English thought ← Middle English thought ← Old English þōht
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*teng-
  2. Proto-Germanic*þankijaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*þanhtaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*þą̄ht
  5. Old Englishþōht
  6. Middle Englishthought
  7. Englishthought
  8. English todaythoughten

From thought + -en (past participle ending).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.